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ABOUT:
Adam McDade is a freelance designer, illustrator, tattooist, and early career academic. He is currently based in Manchester, and tattooing at 'Flesh'. His AHRC NPIF funded PhD research titled, 'Beyond the Epidermis', was carried out at The University of Sunderland, in partnership with Sunderland-based Triplesix Studios where he has worked as a tattooist from 2017–2021. The research is the first to utilise tattooing practice and autoethnography as a methodological approach, and provides ten knowledge contributions that may impact academic understanding of contemporary western tattooing across disciplines, while introducing tattooing into a creative industries discourse. It was described by examiners as “the most in-depth, detailed and considered first-person account of tattoo practice in the academic literature”. His work has been published in academic journals and edited volumes and specialist tattooing platforms. He has disseminated his findings at academic conferences and public lectures in the UK, USA, Vietnam and Indonesia, and tattooed across the UK and Spain. Adam has taught and lectured at RMIT VIetnam on the Bachelor of Design Studies programme since 2021, across all levels of the B.A. (Hons) Illustration and Design and MA Design courses at The University of Sunderland from 2013–2021, and been employed as an associate lecturer on the Visual Culture undergraduate module at UWE Bristol in 2021. He has worked as a content editor in the fashion industry from 2015–2016, and published his writing in numerous contexts, including magazine articles and digital wellness platforms. His PhD thesis is available to download here. Adam is also a qualified yoga teacher, and hopes to incorporate his yoga experience into his future research and practice. QUALIFICATIONS: 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (2022), Nepal Yoga Academy. PhD Design (2017–2021), The University of Sunderland. MA Illustration and Design (2013–2014), The University of Sunderland: Distinction. B.A. (Hons) Illustration and Design (2010–2013), The University of Sunderland: 1st. |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PRESS:
My academic research has been presented /disseminated in the following contexts:
Inky Thoughts Podcast, 'More than just tattooing—Adam McDade'—16/11/23. (Podcast Guest).
Dab Hand. Participatory Tattooing Workshop—Stockport Marketplace—27/08/2023. (Workshop Delivery).
Beneath the Skin Podcast, 'There's more to tattooing than just tattooing'—06/06/2023. (Podcast Guest).
Inked up, Marked Out — National Maritime Museum, London — 12/05/2023. (Conference presentation, Workshop Delivery).
The Autoethnographer, 'Tattoo Meanings: Love, Loss, & Autoethnographic Musings', Volume 4(2), September 21, 2022.
Palgrave Macmillan, 'Contemporary Western Tattooing as an Inherently Collaborative Practice: The Contingent Authorial Input and Operational Mode of the Tattooist' in 'Tattooed Bodies: Theorizing Body Inscription Across Disciplines and Cultures' 2022, pp. 43–65. (Book Chapter).
'There's more to tattooing than just tattooing: A practitioner perspective' (LOTS: Learn of Things and Sharing) — Rumah Sanur, Bali — 18/01/2020. (Public Lecture).
Craft Research, 'The contemporary western tattooist as a multifaceted practitioner', Volume 10(2), 1 September 2019, pp. 261-275. (Academic Article).
6th International Conference of Autoethnography — Bristol Harbour — 22–23/07/2019. (Conference Presentation).
Tattoodo, 'Giving Form to the Intangible' — 17/07/2019. (Digital publication).
BBC Radio Newcastle with Lisa Shaw — 29/4/2019. (Media coverage).
Sunderland Echo, 'Meet the Tattoo Doctor' — 15/4/2019. (Media coverage).
The Northern Echo, 'University of Sunderland Student uses Tattooing to Explore Art and Design' — 15/4/2019. (Media Coverage).
Creative Lives Talk — University of Sunderland. 2/4/2019. (Public Lecture).
Saybrooke University PunchBowl Salon — Los Angeles — 7/2/2019. (Public Lecture).
Digital Humanities, Human Technologies — University of Salford—11/10/2018. (Conference Presentation).
Sunderland University Student Conference — 28/6/2018. (Conference Presentation).
My academic research has been presented /disseminated in the following contexts:
Inky Thoughts Podcast, 'More than just tattooing—Adam McDade'—16/11/23. (Podcast Guest).
Dab Hand. Participatory Tattooing Workshop—Stockport Marketplace—27/08/2023. (Workshop Delivery).
Beneath the Skin Podcast, 'There's more to tattooing than just tattooing'—06/06/2023. (Podcast Guest).
Inked up, Marked Out — National Maritime Museum, London — 12/05/2023. (Conference presentation, Workshop Delivery).
The Autoethnographer, 'Tattoo Meanings: Love, Loss, & Autoethnographic Musings', Volume 4(2), September 21, 2022.
Palgrave Macmillan, 'Contemporary Western Tattooing as an Inherently Collaborative Practice: The Contingent Authorial Input and Operational Mode of the Tattooist' in 'Tattooed Bodies: Theorizing Body Inscription Across Disciplines and Cultures' 2022, pp. 43–65. (Book Chapter).
'There's more to tattooing than just tattooing: A practitioner perspective' (LOTS: Learn of Things and Sharing) — Rumah Sanur, Bali — 18/01/2020. (Public Lecture).
Craft Research, 'The contemporary western tattooist as a multifaceted practitioner', Volume 10(2), 1 September 2019, pp. 261-275. (Academic Article).
6th International Conference of Autoethnography — Bristol Harbour — 22–23/07/2019. (Conference Presentation).
Tattoodo, 'Giving Form to the Intangible' — 17/07/2019. (Digital publication).
BBC Radio Newcastle with Lisa Shaw — 29/4/2019. (Media coverage).
Sunderland Echo, 'Meet the Tattoo Doctor' — 15/4/2019. (Media coverage).
The Northern Echo, 'University of Sunderland Student uses Tattooing to Explore Art and Design' — 15/4/2019. (Media Coverage).
Creative Lives Talk — University of Sunderland. 2/4/2019. (Public Lecture).
Saybrooke University PunchBowl Salon — Los Angeles — 7/2/2019. (Public Lecture).
Digital Humanities, Human Technologies — University of Salford—11/10/2018. (Conference Presentation).
Sunderland University Student Conference — 28/6/2018. (Conference Presentation).
